In this episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright is joined by Mehmet Baha, founder of Solution Finder and keynote speaker and trainer on AI fluency, leadership and psychological safety. Drawing on a career that has taken him from conflict resolution and the United Nations to Facebook’s early European headquarters and his own consultancy, Mehmet explores what psychological safety really looks like in practice, why command-and-control leadership can undermine it, and how leaders can create more space for people to speak up, experiment and learn. The conversation also looks at the growing role of AI at work, the risks of outsourcing too much thinking to technology, and why human judgement, trust, connection and care will become even more important as automation continues to accelerate.

In this episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright speaks with Stephanie Eynon, Head of Standards Makers Engagement and Inclusion at BSI, about the often unseen influence standards have on our everyday lives and why inclusion needs to be built into them from the start. Stephanie shares her unconventional career journey, her work advancing gender-responsive and inclusive standards, and how asking the right questions can lead to better outcomes for everyone. From PPE that doesn’t fit to widening participation in standards development, they explore the connection between inclusion and safety, the power of curiosity, and how standards can become a practical tool for lasting societal change.

In this episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright is joined by technology entrepreneur and author Richard 'RJ' Kedziora to explore the intersection of technology, leadership and human performance. RJ reflects on more than three decades working with software, data and AI, sharing how technology is transforming healthcare, why human judgement and responsibility still matter, and how leaders can use innovation to make a meaningful difference. He also discusses the ideas behind his book Productive Harmony, including why managing energy can be more important than managing time, the risks of constantly trying to do more, and the role empathy plays in effective leadership.